List of concert works for saxophone

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This is a partial repertoire list of classical works for saxophone.

Saxophone and orchestra

Soprano saxophone and orchestra

Alto saxophone and orchestra

Tenor saxophone and orchestra

  • Choro Concertante for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1953)—Claudio Santoro
  • Suite No. 1 for tenor saxophone and strings (1963)—Alec Wilder
  • Suite No. 2 for tenor saxophone and strings (1966)—Alec Wilder
  • Concerto for tenor saxophone and chamber orchestra (1968)—Alec Wilder
  • Chant premier, Op. 103, sonata for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1974)—Marcel Mihalovici
  • Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1984)—Robert Ward
  • The Upward Stream concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (or symphonic band, or piano) (1985)—Russell Peck
  • Concerto for Stan Getz, for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1990)—Richard Rodney Bennett
  • Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1992)—Eric Ewazen
  • Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra with piano obbligato (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
  • "Graffiti Play", concerto for Tenor Saxophone, contemporary Jazz Trio (ts, bs, drs) & chamber orchestra (2014)—Esa Pietilä
  • Concerto for tenor saxophone and small orchestra (2015)—Kalevi Aho
  • Bright Karynge for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra (2022)– Joseph Tkach

Baritone saxophone and orchestra

  • Rhapsody for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (or Wind Orchestra, or Piano) (1983)—Mark Watters
  • Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and String Orchestra (1992)—Werner Wolf Glaser
  • ...and dispel the miseries of the world concerto for baritone saxophone and chamber orchestra (2007–2008)—David Gaines
  • Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (2008)—Georg Friedrich Haas
  • Vongole ! for E♭ Baritone Saxophone and Concert Band (2015)—Satoshi Yagisawa
  • Jeru Concerto for E♭ Baritone Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra (2017)—Brian Landrus

Saxophone quartet and orchestra

  • Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1985)—Nicolas Flagello
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1986)—Tristan Keuris[21][22]
  • Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1988)—Miklós Maros
  • Concierto a cuatro for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1990)—Cristóbal Halffter[23]
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1992)—Charles Wuorinen[24]
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1995)—Philip Glass[25]
  • Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (or Band) (2000)—William Bolcom[26]
  • Studi per l'intonazione del mare for Voice, Saxophone Quartet, Flute Quartet, Percussion, Orchestra of one hundred flutes and Orchestra of one hundred saxophones (2000)—Salvatore Sciarrino
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2001)—Michael Nyman
  • Animal, Vegetable, Mineral for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2004)—Steven Mackey[27]
  • Water Music for Saxophone Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (2004)—Brett Dean
  • Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Strings (2007)—Sally Beamish
  • Kellot / Bells – Concerto for Saxophon Quartet and Orchestra (2008)—Kalevi Aho
  • Four Preludes for saxophone quartet and string orchestra with percussion, Opus 63 (2015)—Fazıl Say
  • Violet Winds concerto for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra (2015)—Peeter Vähi

Saxophone quintet and orchestra

Saxophone and concert band

Soprano saxophone and concert band

  • Saxophone Concerto for soprano saxophone and wind ensemble (1993)—Michael Torke
  • Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (1995)—Aldo Rafael Forte
  • Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2007)—John Mackey
  • Apollo for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2008)—Brian Balmages
  • Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Concert Band (2014)—Lewis Porter
  • Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (2015)—William Bolcom

Alto saxophone and concert band

  • Concerto for alto saxophone and band (1902)—Paul Gilson
  • Concerto, Op. 26, for alto saxophone and band (or orchestra) (1941)—Paul Creston
  • Diversion for alto saxophone and band (1943)—Bernhard Heiden
  • Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra (1949/1953)—Ingolf Dahl[28]
  • Saxophoonconcert voor harmonie-orkest (1951)—Henk Badings
  • Ballade for Solo E♭ Alto saxophone and Band (1956)—Alfred Reed
  • Concertino for alto saxophone and orchestra (1964)—Radamés Gnattali
  • Concerto for E-flat alto saxophone and Band (1966)—Frank William Erickson
  • Concerto No. 1 for alto saxophone and Band (or Piano) (1966)—Walter Hartley
  • Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1966)—Alec Wilder
  • Concerto for alto saxophone and Band (1967)—Karel Husa
  • Concertino for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1971)—Warren Benson
  • Concertino for alto saxophone and band (1974)—Jerry Bilik
  • Miscellanies for alto saxophone and wind band (1976)—Gordon Jacob
  • Heater: Saga for alto saxophone and band (1977)—William Albright
  • Fantasia for alto saxophone (1984)—Claude T. Smith
  • Danza Capriccio for alto saxophone and band (1985)—Ron Nelson
  • Panic: A Dithyramb for alto saxophone, drum kit, winds, brass and percussion (1995)—Harrison Birtwistle[29]
  • Carnival for alto saxophone and concert band (1997)—Philip Sparke
  • Concert-Suite for solo E♭ alto saxophone and band (1998)—William Bolcom
  • Die Heldenzeit, Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1998)—Jun Nagao
  • Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1999)—David Maslanka
  • Arioso and Presto, Op. 108, for alto saxophone and band (2001)—James Barnes
  • Martyrs for the Faith, Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic winds (2003)—David DeBoor Canfield
  • Concerto Agrariana for alto saxophone and band (2003)—John Cheetham
  • Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2003)—Charles Rochester Young
  • Concertino for alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2004)—Zechariah Goh
  • Dance of Uzume for Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Band (2004)—Piet Swerts
  • Summer Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic band (2004)—Rodney Waschka II
  • Concerto after Gliere for alto saxophone and band (2009)—David DeBoor Canfield
  • Fantasia for alto saxophone and band (2011)—Eric Ewazen
  • Elevator Music for alto saxophone and band (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield
  • Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2013)—Zechariah Goh
  • Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Steven Bryant
  • Concerto for saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Frank Ticheli
  • Fellini (for Alto Saxophone, Circus Band and Wind Orchestra) (2016)—Johan de Meij
  • Solace: A Lyric Concerto (2018) -- Joel Love
  • Break a Reed: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2022)—Mitchell T. Gilly

Tenor saxophone and concert band

Baritone saxophone and concert band

  • Concerto for baritone saxophone and wind orchestra (2007)—Bernard van Beurden
  • Vongole! for solo baritone saxophone and concert band (2013)—Satoshi Yagisawa
  • Rhapsody for baritone saxophone (2014)—Mark Watters
  • Archaic Machines. Concerto for baritone saxophone and wind ensemble (2022)—Alan Theisen

Saxophone quartet and concert band

  • Capriccio for saxophone quartet and band (1988)—Warren Barker
  • And the Winds Shall Blow for saxophone quartet, winds and percussion (1994)—Wayne Peterson[30][31]
  • Urban Requiem for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (1995)—Michael Colgrass
  • Dialogues for saxophone quartet, winds, and percussion (2006)—James Curnow
  • Windings for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra (2006)—Miklós Maros
  • Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2012)—David Maslanka
  • Concerto after Dvorak (2018)—David DeBoor Canfield
  • Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2019)—Roger Briggs
  • Severance concerto for saxophone quartet (2019)—David Biedenbender[32][33]

Others

  • Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne for the 16 members of the complete saxophone family, played in three groups (1976)—Ernest Tomlinson
  • Trio Concertino, for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones and band (or piano) (1999)—Walter Hartley
  • Saxophone Concertino, for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind orchestra (2009)—Satoshi Yagisawa
  • Mystic Quest, concerto for saxophone (doubling on both alto and soprano) and wind ensemble (2013)—Satoshi Yagisawa

Saxophone and piano

Soprano saxophone and piano

  • Caprice, Op. 80, for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1862)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
  • Sonata, "Alpine," Op. 37 for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1970)—Lawson Lunde
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1982)—William Calhoun
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1984)—Ronald Caravan
  • Diversions for soprano saxophone and piano (1986)—Charles Rochester Young
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1987)—Charles Rochester Young
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone in B-flat and Piano (1989)—Jindřich Feld
  • Sonata Aragon for soprano saxophone and piano (1989) – Dave Smith
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Bill Dobbins
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1993)—Robert Baksa
  • Double Vision for soprano saxophone and piano (1993)—Charles Rochester Young
  • Accompanied Recitative for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Milton Babbitt[34]
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Richard Rodney Bennett
  • Vocalise for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1994)—Bertold Hummel
  • Lost in Translation for soprano saxophone and piano (2005)—Dorothy Hindman
  • Fanfares for soprano saxophone and piano (2006)—Huw Watkins
  • Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006–2007)—David DeBoor Canfield
  • Für Walter for soprano saxophone and piano, percussion ad libitum (2010)—Toshio Hosokawa
  • Dreams of a Better Tomorrow for soprano saxophone and piano (2017/2023) - Justin H. Bush
  • Candlewood for soprano saxophone and piano (2021)—Gala Flagello
  • Outer Voices for soprano saxophone and piano (2022)—Gala Flagello

Alto saxophone and piano

Tenor saxophone and piano

Baritone saxophone and piano

Saxophone, piano and percussion

See List of compositions for saxophone, piano and percussion

Cyberbird Concerto, trio reduction – Yoshimatsu Takashi

Saxophone quartet

Saxophone and choir

  • Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Choir (2014)—Lera Auerbach
  • Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs) for Saxophone Quartet and Children Choir (2015)—Lera Auerbach
  • I Saw Eternity for Soprano Saxophone and TTBB Choir (2012)—Paul Mealor
  • Making or Breaking for Soprano Saxophone and SSAATTBB Choir (2015)—Kim André Arnesen
  • Sacred Light for Soprano Saxophone and TTBB Choir (2012)—Ola Gjeilo
  • Amao omi for Saxophone Quartet and Choir - Giya Kancheli

Saxophone: other chamber works

  • Quintet for 2 soprano saxophones, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone (1861)—Jerome Savari
  • Impressions d’automne, Elegy for alto saxophone, oboe, 2 clarinets, basson, harp, organ and 2 cellos (1905)–André Caplet[5]
  • Quartet, for clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano and violin, Op.22 (1928–1930)—Anton Webern[62][63]
  • Konzertstück for two alto saxophones (1933)—Paul Hindemith[64][65]
  • Canonic Suite for four alto saxophones (1939)—Elliott Carter[66]
  • Quiet City for trumpet, alto saxophone, B♭ clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), and piano (1939)—Aaron Copland
  • Quartet No. 1 for Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Piano and Percussion (1950/1954)—Stefan Wolpe[67]
  • All Set for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, piano, vibraphone, and percussion (1957)—Milton Babbitt[68]
  • Duo Concertante for alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, and piano, Op. 55 (1858)—Jean-Baptiste Singelée
  • Suite for baritone saxophone, horn and wind quintet (1966)—Alec Wilder
  • Suite for baritone saxophone, woodwind sextet, bass, and drums (1971)—Alec Wilder
  • Suite for Saxophone and Guitar, Op. 291 (1976)—Alan Hovhaness
  • Saxophon for soprano saxophone & bongo, or soprano saxophone alone (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Piccolo for saxophone with geisha bell (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Knabenduett (Boys' Duet) for two soprano saxophones (1977)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Invocationes for soprano saxophone and organ (1978/1995)—Bertold Hummel
  • Duo for soprano saxophone and alto saxophone (1981)—Gordon Jacob
  • Quartet for flute, alto saxophone, guitar and solo percussion (1982)—Kalevi Aho
  • Linker Augentanz (Left-Eye Dance) for 7 (or 11) saxophones, synthesizer and percussion (1983/90)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Entführung (Abduction) for soprano saxophone and electronic and concrete music (1986/2004)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Due a due for soprano saxophone and percussion (1987)—Bertold Hummel
  • Aragonesca for soprano/alto saxophone, bass clarinet, violin and cello (1987)—Dave Smith
  • To Brooklyn Bridge for 24 voices, saxophone quartet and mixed ensemble (1987–88)—Tristan Keuris[69]
  • Noel - A little christmas suite for 3 Saxophones (1989)—Bertold Hummel
  • Escapade for alto saxophone and four percussion (1991)—Howard J. Buss
  • Pit Band for alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano (1993)—William Albright
  • Quintet for alto saxophone, bassoon, viola, violoncello and double bass (1994) – Kalevi Aho
  • Impromptu for soprano saxophone and marimba (1994)—Howard J. Buss
  • In Erwartung (В ожидании) for saxophone quartet and six percussionists (1994)—Sofia Gubaidulina
  • Quartet for tenor saxophone, violin, viola, and cello (1994)—Josef Tal
  • Pictures from the Sea's Garden for saxophone and percussion (1998)—Sunleif Rasmussen
  • Here of amazing most now for fl/alt fl/picc, oboe/EH, soprano saxophone, guitar, cello, double bass, piano, percussion (1999)—Gerald Levinson
  • Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds for saxophone trio (1999)—Eric Moe[59][70]
  • At the Still Point of the Turning World, There the Dance Is for oboe/EH, cl/bs cl, sop sax/bari sax, viola, cello, dbl bass, guitar, perc. (2002)—Gerald Levinson
  • Meditatio for mixed chorus and saxophone quartet (2003)—Erkki-Sven Tüür[71]
  • Verwandlung (Transformation) for trombone, saxophone quartet, cello, double bass, and tam-tam (2004)—Sofia Gubaidulina
  • Walk the Walk for baritone saxophone (or bass clarinet or contrabassoon) and percussion (2005)—–Michael Daugherty
  • Concerto for 22 Instruments (completed 2005)—Alistair Hinton (scored for 22 wind instruments including parts for 1 each soprano, alto, baritone and contrabass saxophones)
  • Erwachen (Awakening), Nr. 92, for soprano saxophone, trumpet, and cello (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Edentia for soprano saxophone and electronic music (2007)—Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Quartet for soprano saxophone and strings (2008)—James Matheson
  • Three Jazzicals for soprano saxophone and tuba (2009)—Howard J. Buss
  • Cosmic Portraits for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and tenor saxophone (2009)—Howard J. Buss
  • Dear Johanna for alto saxophone and trumpet (2016)—Gala Flagello
  • Lullaby opus 81c for alto saxophone, violin and piano (2018)—Nimrod Borenstein
  • Prayer without Words for soprano saxophone and harp (2018) – Gilad Hochman
  • Burning Day for two alto saxophones (2019)—Gala Flagello
  • Chloe Summers for soprano voice and alto saxophone (2019)—Gala Flagello
  • Visitations from the Dark for alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and piano (2020)—Howard J. Buss
  • Sonic Tapestries for alto saxophone, violin, and piano (2020)—Howard J. Buss
  • The Girl in White for soprano saxophone, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello and bass (2011)—Robert J. Bradshaw
  • Schizophrenia for alto sax and marimba (2011) – Shai Cohen
  • ALEA IACTA EST For alto sax, electric guitar and cello (2022) – Shai Cohen
  • Closer for two alto saxophones (2022) – Gilad Hochman[72]
  • Asphodel for two soprano saxophones (2024)—Gala Flagello
  • Burn as Brightly for soprano saxophone and alto saxophone (2024)—Gala Flagello
  • Slippery Trapeze for clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon (2024) – Lior Navok
  • Flutter for tenor saxophone and French horn (2024)—Gala Flagello

Unaccompanied saxophone works

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